The Gift: 14 Lessons to Save Your Life

This book is wonderful. It gave the reader something to think about. Here this woman has gone through he'll and returned a positive living person. She makes you think and you can't help but have gratitude for your own life. The recipes are what my grandmother made when I was growing up. You won't be disappointed when you get this book.

Excellent book! A must read!

A great read that relates wisdom for the mind and soul as the gift we all have inside us, if only we practically apply it . Plus the author lets you immerse yourself in the culture a bit with her special recipes.

This is a memoir, how-to and just fun book on a subject that applies to all of us.Having survived the holocaust, Dr. Eger shows us how she struggled with forgiveness, being enough, and being the message of change.This is an "in-your-face" walk through so many of life's challenges that anticipate readers' resistances.I was impressed by her saying that when she asks all new patients, "What is something that you do too much of?" Discovering that, she tells readers is the beginning of discovering what's broken from within our psyche.While I'm sure that I will reread this book many times, few areas that I will especially pay attention to are:Page 128, she advises a patient, "The next time he tells you you're wrong your answer is: 'You're right.' He can't fight with that. And you're not lying, because everybody makes mistakes; anybody could improve. Just say, 'Yes, you're right.'""If we deny an accusation, we're still accepting blame."Page 132, she asks, "Would you like to be married to you?" This is followed with five questions that holds you accountable for your part in your relationship, and especially in your relationship with yourself.Page 174 - 176, "Hope is the conviction that you survived all that you survied so that you can be a good role model. An ambassador for freedom. A person who focuses not on what you've lost, but on what's still here for you, on the work you're called to do. There's always something to do.""Set a timer for ten minutes and make a list of as many things as you can think of that are better now than they were five years ago."I've never met Dr. Eger, I live minutes from her.But reading this book, witnessing what she has overcome and the decisions that she made to overcome those challenges, I believe, on one level, we have met.Thank you, for guiding me to new questions that guide me to travel deeper into my psyche.

I’m not a reader like my Mom was. She could finish a book in one sitting.Good book and need to finish it before I forget what is about….lol

I read this right after reading her first book (The Choice), and if you've already read that one then this one may seem a bit repetitive. I'm sure she wrote this one with the intention of reaching those who may not have read The Choice, but still, I found myself wanting more different information. Still a great book though... whereas The Choice is more of a memoir, The Gift has more practical, psychological points, so depending on what you're looking for you may enjoy one or the other more and not need to read both.

great

This is the best book I have ever had the pleasure of reading🥰